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To learn a little more and understand a little more on where emo comes from, watch this video by The Daily Guru

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Work Cited

Work cited:

Banner, Tristian. “Getting Old but Not Growing up .” Getting Old but Not Growing Up, tristanhanson.wordpress.com/tag/emo-kids/.

Cooney, Eugenia, director. 7 Ways to Tell You're Emo . YouTube, YouTube, 6 May 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxpiOHJpZDI&t=157s.  

Connick, Tom. “The Beginner's Guide to the Evolution of Emo.” NME, NME, 30 Apr. 2018, www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/emo-wave-guide-evolution-2302802. Davies, Katie. “Emo Fashions and Outfit Ideas for Teens.” LoveToKnow, LoveToKnow Corp, 14 May 2016, teens.lovetoknow.com/Emo_Fashion.

“Emo.” Urban Dictionary, www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Emo.

Fanpop, Inc, fan poppy. “Emo Girls Photo: Emo Girls.” Fanpop, ur.fanpop.com/clubs/emo-girls/images/34660639/title/emo-girls-photo.

“List of Emo Artists.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Dec. 2018, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emo_artists.

Pettigrew, Jason. “Black Veil Brides Wants to Right Songs That Turn People Away from the Darkness.” Altpress.com,

“Photos Edited with BeFunky.” BeFunky, BeFunky, www.befunky.com/create/collage/.

soEmo.co.uk. “Emo Scene Chat.” UK Emo Community Scene, www.soemo.co.uk/chat/chat.php.

Tumblr.” Tumblr, www.tumblr.com/blog/emotim21.

www.altpress.com/features/black_veil_brides_andy_biersack_vale_interview/.

wikiHow. “How to Be Emo.” WikiHow, WikiHow, 14 Jan. 2019, www.wikihow.com/Be-Emo.

A special thanks to Mars Prosser for interviewing with me, I really appreciate your time.

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The Interview transcribed

The interview transcribed:   

“ Hello, welcome to the interview, please state your name.”

“ Mars Prosser”

Q:“ How would you describe emo, in three words or less?”

A:” Black, Music, Hatred.”

FQ:” Why would you describe it this way? “

FA: “ Because that's like the main things emos tend to focus on it’s like the core of being emo”

Q: “ What are the stereotypes surrounding your culture?”

A: “ The total rebel of the family and an outcast, always had completely black on and hated everything”

FQ: “ Why do think these exist?”

FA: “ *grimace* bc ppl just don't understand me jkjk I’d say it’s probably because emos we’d dress different or liked a (better) style of music”

Q:  “How have the stereotypes of your culture impacted you, if at all?”

A: ”I fell into them and basically thought all the basic things it meant to be an emo i.e nobody understands me, I'm so sad all the time (bOy wAS I WrOng)”

Q: “Is socializing different in emo culture?”

A: “Kinda, for me, I had more internet friends at the time than irls but most of the time you could just see big groups of emos somewhere”

Q: “What makes an Emo?”

A: ”Changing your lifestyle to fit the standard/stereotypical emo one so basically wearing all black not socializing with others much constantly listening to punk or sad rock bands”

Q: ”Why do you/ did you feel you identified with said culture?”

A: ”It was definitely a phase mom. I dunno really, it was when I was younger and finding out what I liked and it seemed to fit me well at that time”

Q: ”Was or is the impact of this culture positive or negative?” 

“ Well, thank you for joining me today. I appreciate you taking your time out of your day” 

“ No problem” 

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A bit of emo 

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Emo Vs. the mainstream

Welcome to Emo Tim, Emo Tom is a 10th-grade culture project on the confusing world of emo culture. I was instructed by my teacher to choose a topic of interest to me, but I really couldn’t think of much to research. During the process of this project, I had little to no idea what kind of culture I wanted to explore (Rap, Fashion, Gamer, etc.) but as I sat in thought I was reminded of the cringy days of middle school. The black dyed hair, skinny jeans, and BVB I chose to indulge myself in the world of “ Emo Culture”. In this project, I will interview peoples of the culture, answer the questions of the mainstream media, help others and myself to understand and explore the culture as a whole.

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What is emo?

What is Emo?: Emo; noun; a style of rock music resembling punk but having more complex arrangements and lyrics that deal with more emotional subjects.  

Emo; adjective; denoting or associating to emo and its associated subculture

As stated in Eugenia Cooney's “ 7 ways to tell if your emo” video. You are emo if you can check off the seven things on her list.

-Love Gerard way

-Loving the color black

- Finding Jack skellington attractive

Are just a few examples. What it means to be emo is different for every person who associates with the culture, whether you're in it for the clothes, makeup, and hair, or the music, I've gotten different descriptions from every person I've asked. As an outsider looking in, I always assumed people who identified with the emo culture we’re just people seeking attention and like to wear black, but I was proved wrong by my interview with ex-emo, Mars. During my interview with Mars, I asked a series of questions to get a better understanding of what it means to be emo.“ How would you describe emo in three words or less?”

“ Black, Music, rebellion” (Mars Proser)  

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How is emo expressed?

How is emo expressed?: Bands like Black Veil Brides, My chemical romance, and jimmy eat world, are all bands that fall under the category of emo. Music if the language which is common upon other cultures, socialization is another way the emo culture is expressed. “ I had internet friends most of the time…” according to Mars, it is common for emos to make friends over the internet over online chat rooms talking about favorite bands and whatever else they saw fit.

Chatrooms like soemo.co.uk can be used to communicate with people who enjoy the same things as you.